The meeting between Trump and Putin has been canceled: Russia has issued an ultimatum regarding Ukraine.

According to inkorr.com: The cancellation of the planned meeting between the Presidents of the USA and Russia occurred due to an ultimate memorandum in which Moscow set strict requirements for resolving the conflict in Ukraine. Russia insisted on a ceasefire, the handover of Ukrainian territories, a reduction of Ukrainian armed forces, and guarantees that the country would not join NATO.

The memorandum included conditions for a ceasefire, the handover of Ukrainian territories by Russia, a reduction of Ukrainian armed forces, and guarantees that Ukraine would not join NATO.

Due to differing approaches to resolving the conflict, the summit was canceled. Putin sees these demands as 'eliminating the root causes of the war', while the USA and Ukraine insist only on a ceasefire at the current front line without territorial concessions. The tensions in the situation were also underscored by a phone call between the foreign ministers of the USA and Russia after which the decision was made to cancel the meeting.

Moscow is ready to restore direct contacts with Kyiv

The Russian side has also expressed its readiness to support the political-diplomatic path to resolving the conflict in Ukraine and to restore direct communication with the Ukrainian government.

The ultimate memorandum with the strict requirements from Russia was the main reason for the cancellation of the planned summit between Trump and Putin. The differences in approaches to conflict resolution led to disagreements between the parties and the impossibility of holding the meeting.